Legal Counsel

OneStream Software; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm is looking for a Legal Counsel in Manchester, UK, to negotiate software licensing agreements and advise on legal matters critical to the business. This position suits a law graduate or licensed attorney ready to take on various responsibilities, including negotiating sales agreements. The ideal candidate should possess strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills. This role offers valuable experience in a fast-paced environment within a growing start-up culture.

Benefits

Vision insurance

Medical insurance

Life insurance

Dental insurance

401K

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice law in the UK.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in negotiating software or technology-related license agreements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise on legal matters related to software licensing.
• Negotiate sales agreements and counsel sales teams.
• Draft and review EMEA SaaS agreements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Negotiation skills

Education

Law education or equivalent from an accredited law school

College diploma or Bachelor's Degree in a technology-related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Legal Counsel

Location

Manchester, UK

Employment Type

Full‑Time

Benefits Offered

Vision, Medical, Life, Dental, 401K

Summary

OneStream is seeking a Legal Counsel to join its Legal team. This role is well‑suited for a law student or attorney who is willing to roll up their sleeves and take on significant responsibility across several areas of the business, including contract negotiation, non‑disclosure agreements, software licensing, SaaS agreements, Cloud Services, and more.

We’re looking for an intelligent, intuitive, caring individual who can communicate effectively with customers and who is able to “learn on the fly.” Excellent legal writing is a must as well as solid organizational skills. This is a job that will offer unique insight into the complexities of a rapidly growing start‑up business while giving him/her valuable work experience and hands‑on responsibilities.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Advising on all legal matters with focus on software licensing and sales matters for SaaS services, managed services, on‑premise software, and professional services – areas that are critical to OneStream’s business. This position will negotiate and drive strategic transactions and a significant volume of sales agreements, as well as counsel sales and sales management and other relevant groups on a variety of licensing, intellectual property, commercial, data security and privacy law topics. This position will coordinate with various stakeholders and subject matter experts in both the legal department as well as other groups at OneStream to help drive transactions to successful completion. This position may also help with projects to improve processes that pertain to review, approvals and negotiation of commercial and legal terms for all business.

• Draft, review, and negotiate EMEA SaaS and software license agreements and amendments.
• Work with foreign attorneys on agreements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate other commercial or corporate agreements such as NDAs and vendor agreements.
• Provide support to sales and account managers on issues of contract interpretation and disputes.
• Legal research on issues related to acquisitions and workers.
• Improve efficiency and compliance by changing processes and training the sales team.
• Work with Compliance Team on Privacy Shield and GDPR.
• Work with Compliance Team on SOC 2, SOC 1, HIPAA, and FedRamp compliance documents.

Required Education and Experience

• College diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in a technology-related field or equivalent work experience
• Law education, or equivalent from accredited law school and licensed to practice law in the UK.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Minimum 1 year’ experience with a focus on negotiating software or technology related license agreements
• Demonstrated ability to quickly digest complex information and make good, informed decisions
• Must be self‑motivated and high energy, as well as able to collaborate with different teams
• Demonstrated competency with common technology, including but not limited to email, internet, Excel and Word
• Strong analytical, attention‑to‑detail, and problem‑solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable in a fast‑paced and evolving environment
• Experience with data privacy laws, a plus

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• High degree of transactional independence, initiative, and judgement.
• Ability to deliver results, both as an individual contributor and as a member of the global legal team.
• Capacity to lead projects and coordinate with external advisors.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly digest complex information and make informed decisions.
• Must be self‑motivated with high energy.
• Strong analytical, attention‑to‑detail, and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the drafting of agreements and giving advice in plain English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable in a fast‑paced and evolving environment.

Who We Are

OneStream is how today’s Finance teams can go beyond just reporting on the past and Take Finance Further™ by steering the business to the future. It’s the only enterprise finance platform that unifies financial and operational data, embeds AI for better decisions and productivity, and empowers the CFO to become a critical driver of business strategy and execution. Our vision is to be the operating system for modern finance, digitizing core financial functions and empowering the CFO to become a critical driver of business strategy. To learn more visit www.onestream.com.

Why Join The OneStream Team

• Transparency around corporate structure, salary, and benefits
• Core value of customer success
• Variety of project work (not industry‑specific)
• Strong culture and camaraderie
• Multiple training opportunities

All candidates must be legally authorized to work for any company in the country where this position is located without sponsorship.

OneStream is an Equal Opportunity Employer.